Longfellow Renovation Update

 This page will have the latest renovation updates that have been shared with the PTA Board.

Renovation Committee Parent Members:

Betty Ende, Tom Nolls and Wilma Bower

Timing:  Construction starts in late 2009 and will be completed by spring of 2012.  There will be approximately 30 months of construction. 

Scope of work:  Virtually every inch of the school will be redone and refurbished, with the focus being to reallocate existing space to make it more functional while adding necessary space to eliminate the need for modular classrooms and increase instructional space to the 2007 Fairfax County Construction Department’s educational specifications.

The entire school infrastructure will be replaced to include:  technology, heating, air conditioning, upgraded electrical work, flooring, wall tile, lockers and all new windows.

 In addition, all bathrooms and locker rooms will be renovated.

New space will be added to the front of the building to house the administration.  The library/media center will be relocated to the center of the school.  There will be a new wing of classrooms adjoining the science and gym hallways on the first floor that will eliminate the need for the modular unit.  There will also be significant new storage facilities under this new wing, opening to the track area.  There will be space added to the rear of the school to enlarge the music classrooms and practice areas.  While the cafeteria will remain roughly the same size, there will be a renovated stage area that will have storage and rehearsal space.  Lastly, the Little Theatre will be turned into a two-story space and become the art lab.